Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Windham Eagles hosted the Scarborough Red Storms Saturday night in a much
anticipated first game of the playoffs.

The Red Storms opened the game taking a kickoff from Cameron McCartney and
running 88 yards for a touchdown. The Eagles; however, answered right back with
Tanner Bernier connecting with Hunter Coffin with back to back touchdowns for
12 yards and then again for 44 yards. The Red Storms didn't anticipate this
storm brewing, but Windham brought their A-Game.

The
Eagles were just warming up to the Red Storms surprise and Bernier continued
his passing success and connected with Logan Emerson for a 33-yard touchdown
pass. Making this Tanner Bernier’s 20th down pass this year, in which 14 of
them were made to Hunter Coffin. Cameron McCartney's kicks continued to fly
down field, never giving the Red Storms a chance to run the ball again.

After
having a successful first half, the Windham boys came back ready to send
Scarborough home with no chance of a possible continuation in the playoff games
for them. Nick Curtis, Nate Watson and Logan Emerson continued to be successful
in advancing the ball down field. Both Tanner Bernier and Nazari Henderson ran
in 3 more touchdowns to make a bigger gap on the scoreboard.

The
defense was a key to Windham's success and the defensive line stepped up to the
plate. Some stand out moments were made by Justin Labrecque, Logan
Emerson and Dylan Varney that were contributing factors in the game’s
outcome. Stopping the Red Storms from advancing the ball down field and having
the ball turned back into Windham’s possession was outstanding by the defensive
line. Hunter Coffin forced a fumble and was able to recover the ball himself
marking a turning point for the Eagles.

Windham
wins with the final score of: Windham 42, Scarborough 20.

Windham
will host the Saco Junior Trojans this Sunday at 1 p.m. for round two of the
playoffs. Please come and support the Windham Eagle Middle School football
teams.